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uncanny

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/ʌnˈkæni/

adjective B2
Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. inquietante, extrañamente familiar de una forma perturbadora

Usage notes

Describes a very specific feeling — something familiar enough to unsettle you — that Spanish usually has to split across two or three words to capture.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa uncanny?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: There's an ___ resemblance between the two sisters.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a uncanny?

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